A Young Man’s Dream

[Verse 1]
Last night as I lay sleeping
A dream came to me there
I looked upon a dying age
And no one seemed to care
I heard a politician
Say the going's getting rough
But if we pull together, boys
Better times are not far off

[Chorus]
Yes, I saw this dream it came to me
While sleeping yesternight
And I wish to God that I could wake
To see again the morning light

[Verse 2]
I saw the white-robed serpent
With his head stuck in the sand
The world in his back pocket
There's a crowd of lies in his hand
And the air it was a-dyin'
Daytime, it was dark
And the silence, it was heavy
And the dogs refused to bark

[Chorus]
Yes, I saw this dream it came to me
While sleeping yesternight
And I wish to God that I could wake
To see again the morning light

[Verse 3]
Then I watched the flooding waters
Rushing angry across the land
And everyone was sinking
For the crowd slipped from his hand
Yes, last night as I lay sleeping
A dream came to me there
I looked upon a dying age
And no one seemed to care

[Chorus]
Yes, I saw this dream it came to me
While sleeping yesternight
And I wish to God that I could wake
To see again the morning light